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Utagawa Toyoharu

1735–1814

WA-00042949

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WikidataQ3109421

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
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Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/37002
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Why this artist matters now

Utagawa Toyoharu was a Japanese artist in the ukiyo-e genre, known as the founder of the Utagawa school and for his uki-e pictures that incorporated Western-style geometrical perspective to create a sense of depth.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 17d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (7)

Crane and Their Young in Their Nest in the Branches of a Pine-tree

1780 · Triptych of woodblock prints (surimono enriched with gold); ink and color on paper

Aiban; H. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sakaichō Fukiyachō Kaomise Yoshibai no Zu

1770 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New Great Bridge at Naka Zu in Edo

1770 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

10 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (26.7 x 38.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cooling at Nakazu/ Kabuki Theater

1735 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea–house; Scene entitled: "Viewing the Moon in mid–autumn"

1735 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm); W. 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Battle of Ichi–no–tani, March 21, 1184

1735 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Perspective Print: Shinobazu Pond

1734 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

H. 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artwork sources (3)

7 published of 31 catalogued · 28 with image

The Met
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A Courtesan and her attendant (1735-1868)

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Two women and a girl on the seashore (1735-1814)

Smithsonian Institution

Newly Published Perspective Picture of Mount Fuji in Spring from Tagonoura (Shinpan uki-e Tagonoura haru no Fuji) (c. 1772/89)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fishing (Senadori no zu), from the series "Dutch Perspective Pictures (Oranda uki-e)" (c. 1768)

Art Institute of Chicago

Views of Reception Rooms in Japan - Entertainments on the Day of the Rat in the Modern Style (Uki-e wakoku keiseki ozashiki imayo ne no hi no asobi no zu) (c. 1771/76)

Art Institute of Chicago

Perspective Picture of a Kabuki Theater (Uki-e Kabuki shibai no zu) (c. 1776)

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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